Date: July 26th, 2025 11:41 AM
Author: cannon
LJL Boomers flood the country with third worlders then flee to the whitest states. That’s why they included WV in the top 10.
https://www.bankrate.com/retirement/best-and-worst-states-for-retirement/#best-and-worst
“Bankrate’s Best and Worst States to Retire Study revealed that New Hampshire is the best state for retirees in 2025, followed by Maine (2), Wyoming (3), Vermont (4) and Idaho (5).
New Hampshire is the best state for retirees, ranking well in neighborhood safety (1st), health care (5th), taxes (6th) and people of similar age (7th).
Four of the top 10 best states for retirees are in New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont), and three are Western states (Idaho, Utah and Wyoming).”
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/whitest-states
“Whitest states
1
Maine
Maine
93.9%
2
Vermont
Vermont
93.8%
3
West Virginia
West Virginia
92.8%
4
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
92.6%
4
Idaho
Idaho
92.6%
6
Wyoming
Wyoming
92.3%
7
Utah
Utah
90.0%
8
Iowa
Iowa
89.8%
9
Montana
Montana
88.7%
10
Nebraska
Nebraska
87.5%”
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5754850&forum_id=2Reputation#49132597)